Martin Schneider writes:

Emdashes extends a hearty congratulations to the new Nobel Laureate in Economics, Paul Krugman! I saw Krugman speak once at the Society for Ethical Culture, at the height of the conservative attempt to privatize/kill Social Security in spring of 2005. It was a debate between Krugman and Cato Institute analyst Michael Tanner, with Talking Points Memo head honcho Joshua Micah Marshall supplying blogosphere context but in fact allying with Krugman. Krugman slayed Tanner easily, aided by Marshall’s input and Tanner’s incredibly disingenuous arguments.

Friend of Emdashes Jonathan Taylor caught a reference on the Edward L. Glaeser’s entry on today’s “Economix” blog on the N.Y. Times website:

In his public role, Paul Krugman is often a polarizing figure, loved by millions but also intensely disliked by his political opponents. I still chuckle over an old New Yorker cartoon with one plutocrat saying to another that he gets some satisfaction from the fact that his vote will cancel out the vote of Paul Krugman.

Curiously, a search on “Krugman” in the Complete New Yorker archive does not find the hit; it’s a Charles Barsotti cartoon from the March 22, 2004, issue. You can view/purchase it here.

It’s about time he wrote something for The New Yorker!